Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, just a small offering of cattle today. The market seemed steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.51/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −133.83 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$267.51

4 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

vs MS average

−30.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	270.01	1,399	3thin
Medium and Large 3	585	260.00	1,521	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about −$122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $401.34 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

267.51

—

MS average12 barns · 178 hd

261.36

+6.14

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−30.32

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−133.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,807	157.56	2,847	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	130.65	1,464	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	117.98	1,154	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	265.98/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	397.45/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	340.74/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,315	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	270.01/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	233.18/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	161.34/cwt	160.00–163.00	3,046	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	121.41/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,151	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	114.54/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,843	7

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Feb 17, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 156Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 24Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 49

Good day, just a small offering of cattle today. The market seemed steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	358.00	358.00
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	303.00	303.00
4	550–600	578	251.00–271.00	265.98
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	385.00–390.00	387.52
1	550–600	570	288.00	288.00
4	650–700	663	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	403.00	403.00
2	350–400	373	395.00–400.00	397.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	288.00	288.00
7	700–750	737	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
10	350–400	386	340.00–345.00	340.74
6	450–500	495	298.00	298.00
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	518	268.00–274.00	270.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	688	245.00	245.00
11	700–750	722	233.00–234.00	233.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	338.00	338.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	160.00–163.00	161.34
1	—	1,645	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,078	126.00–128.00	126.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	119.00–124.00	121.41
2	—	1,008	114.00–115.00	114.54

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle